diff --git a/prog/weaver/Dockerfile.template b/prog/weaver/Dockerfile.template
index c01bde16..6be43c42 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/Dockerfile.template
+++ b/prog/weaver/Dockerfile.template
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ ADD ./weaveutil /usr/bin/
 ADD weavedata.db /weavedb/
 COPY ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/home/weave/weaver"]
+WORKDIR /home/weave